tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-298415972011-09-17T09:25:48.277-07:00The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition defines "trivia" as "Insignificant or inessential matters; trifles". Translation: Useless Information! That is what this blog is for.the maVerickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240452235646772497noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29841597.post-1150530607010157482006-06-17T00:35:00.000-07:002006-06-17T01:13:00.530-07:00Indian food is hot. So is Thai food. And Mexican food. But is there a way to compare the hotness of food? Sure is. It's called the Scoville Scale. This scale essentially measures capsaicin content in peppers. Here's how it goes:<br /><br /><pre><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Scoville units Pepper varieties</strong><br />0-100 most bell peppers and sweet peppers<br />100-500 pepperoncinis<br />500-1,000 New Mexico peppers<br />1,000-1,500 Espanola peppers<br />1,000-2,000 ancho peppers, pasilla peppers<br />1,000-2,500 Cascabel peppers, cherry peppers<br />2,500-5,000 jalapenos, Mirasol peppers<br />5,000-15,000 serrano peppers<br />15,000-30,000 Chile de Arbol peppers<br />30,000-50,000 cayenne peppers, Tabasco peppers<br />50,000-100,000 chiltepin peppers<br />100,000-350,000 Scotch Bonnet peppers, Thai peppers<br />200,000-300,000 habanero peppers<br />16,000,000 pure capsaicin</span></pre>The hottest pepper variety known to man? Red Savina habanero.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29841597-115053060701015748?l=triviapursuit.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>the maVerickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11240452235646772497noreply@blogger.com0